ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Phoenix, Arizona
extreme DUI; alcohol
concentration.
Decreases
from 0.18 to 0.15 the blood alcohol content (BAC) level required to convict a
defendant of extreme driving under the influence (DUI).
Laws
1998, Chapter 302 established a separate violation for extreme DUI of
intoxicating liquor by specifying that a person with a BAC of 0.18 or greater
who operates or is in actual physical control of a vehicle is guilty of extreme
DUI.
S.B. 1137 provides that a
person with a BAC of 0.15 or greater who operates or is in physical control of
a vehicle is guilty of driving under the extreme influence of intoxicating
liquor. The 0.15 BAC is a recommended safety threshold recognized by the
National Traffic Safety Board, the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration and The Century Council, which represents the liquor industry.
The fiscal impact is unknown
at this time.
1. Decreases the BAC level required for conviction of extreme DUI from 0.18 to 0.15.
2. Makes technical and conforming changes.
3. Provides for a general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Staff
January 19, 2001